3 June 2014

Net Impact Bristol

Launch EventThe Birdcage - Bristol, UK - 3 June 2014

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Agenda

• What is Net Impact Bristol? Jessica Ferrow, Chair of Net Impact Bristol

• Bristol Green Capital 2015: An exciting time for local professionals Nina Skubala, Vice Chair of Bristol Green Capital Partnership

• Activity: What do you need to aid your professional development?

• Canapes, drinks and networking

• 8pm - Close

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Contents

• Welcome• Background• What is Net Impact?• What do we have planned for Net Impact Bristol?• Meet the team• Join us

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Background

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What is Net Impact?

Started in California in the 1990s. Now there are chapters all over the world!

Bristol is only the second Net Impact Professional Chapter in the UK - the other being in London

There are Graduate and Student chapters in Leeds, London, Exeter, Edinburgh, Nottingham and Cranfield

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What is Net Impact?

We are here to provide the network and resources to inspire emerging leaders to build successful "impact careers" – either by working in jobs dedicated to change or by bringing a social and environmental lens to traditional business roles

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Working in sustainability...

- Working in sustainability can be difficult! From climate change to peak oil, the challenges we face can seem overwhelming. How can we avoid burnout?

- We have found one answer is to surround yourself with positive people who are doing inspiring things!

- The Net Impact Bristol professional chapter is here to provide a like-minded community and networking events to help drive positive change on the job

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Does Bristol need another network?

- Many green professional networks are based on the company not the individual

- Many events take place during working hours so can be hard to get approval for time out of office

- Other more informal events are excellent for those in the know but can feel ‘cliquey’ for newcomers

- We feel there is a need for something to ‘join the dots’, and are interested to hear from you so we can feed your ideas in and shape it accordingly!

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What do we plan to do?

• Special events

• Networking opportunities

• Skill building programmes

• Opportunities for Continuing Professional Development

• Provide a platform for international knowledge exchange during Green Capital year 2015

• And..........?? What else would you like to see? Tell us!

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The current Net Impact Bristol Team

° Jessica Ferrow° Nina Skubala° Sarah Hooper° Emmelie Brownlee

° What skills or ideas could you bring to the table?

° We are interested to hear from you!

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Joining is easy

• Connect with us today

° www.netimpactbristol.wordpress.com° bristolpro@netimpact.org° @NetImpactBris° We will add you to our mailing list (unless you tell us not to!)

• Join Net Impact Central online

° netimpact.org/join° Basic membership is free and although US centric

gives access to some great free resources/webinars

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“The people changing the world can be found in every industry,

in every company, in every function. Net Impact brings

these people together.”

- Liz Abbett, Lifetime MemberProgram Manager, Value Chain Compliance

and Social Responsibility | Cisco Systems

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@NetImpactBris

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Pearl Mills West of England Local Enterprise Partnership

Low Carbon Skills Team

ACTIVITY

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1. What brought you here today?

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2. What do you think you could get out of Net Impact Bristol?

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3. What do you think you could bring to Net Impact Bristol?

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